Stiphidiidae, also called sheetweb spiders, is a family of araneomorph spiders first described in 1917. Most species are medium size (Stiphidion facetum is about long) and speckled brown with long legs. All members of this family occur in New Zealand and Australia except for Asmea. They build a horizontal sheet-like web under rocks, hence the name "sheetweb spiders". The largest of New Zealand's species is Cambridgea foliata, with a body length up to and a span of up to . Hikers and trampers often find their sheet-like webs that can be up to across, but the spider itself is nocturnal, spending the day time inside its web tunnel. It can also be found in gardens and males may enter human homes. Their large size, including mouth parts up to long, may be intimidating, but it is considered harmless to humans and bites are extremely rare. Genera , the World Spider Catalog accepts the following genera: Aorangia Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand Asmea Gray & Smith, 2008 — Papua New Guinea Borrala Gray & Smith, 2004 — Australia Carbinea Davies, 1999 — Australia Couranga Gray & Smith, 2008 — Australia Elleguna Gray & Smith, 2008 — Australia Jamberoo Gray & Smith, 2008 — Australia Kababina Davies, 1995 — Australia Karriella Gray & Smith, 2008 — Australia Malarina Davies & Lambkin, 2000 — Australia Marplesia Lehtinen, 1967 — New Zealand Neolana Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand Neoramia Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand Pillara Gray & Smith, 2004 — Australia Procambridgea Forster & Wilton, 1973 — Australia, New Zealand Stiphidion Simon, 1902 — Australia, New Zealand Tartarus Gray, 1973 — Australia Therlinya Gray & Smith, 2002 — Australia Tjurunga Lehtinen, 1967 — Australia Wabua Davies, 2000 — Australia See also List of Stiphidiidae species References External links Picture of Cambridgea foliata Pictures of Stiphidium facetum and its web Gray, M. R. & H. M. Smith (2002). Therlinya, a new genus of spiders from eastern Australia (Araneae: Amaurobioidea). Rec. austral. Mus. 54: 293–312.PDF Araneomorphae families